Bachmann 19102 HO Scale 4 Bay Covered Hopper Santa Fe ATSF Rock Island - RI 5® Style Head - Standard

5® Style Head - Standard Head Works In Place of - #58

this changed to a fabricated box with an integral roping eye

baggage cars and REA trucks

cabooses slowly began to fall out of favor

Road Number: 21916

Bachmann 19102 HO Scale 4 Bay Covered Hopper Santa Fe ATSF Rock Island - RI 5® Style Head - StandardBachmann 19102 HO Scale 4 Bay Covered Hopper Santa Fe ATSF First developed in the late 1960s, the Cylindrical Hopper was both unique in appearance and enjoyed better structural integrity than the available alternatives of the time. While the type saw modest success in the United States, it was the amount purchased by Canadian interests that led to its widespread use. Due to aging rolling stock with limited capacity, Canadian wheat farmers were